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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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